Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-10
The State Shoot.
Special to the Gazette.


GAINESVILLE, Ten, May 9.-The state
shoot began here to-day at the old driving
park. About fifty sportsmen were present
representing different gun clubs of the
state. Five matches were shot to-day.
No. l commenced at a. m. promptly,
five wild birds from five ground traps,
twenty-fOur yards rise, use of one barrel,
entrance $3.50, four moneys, 40, 30, 20
and 10 per cent; open to the world.
There were forty-one entrees and the
score was as follows: Holland, l l l l
Is; Colbert, D l 0 l %; helms,
0 0 l 1-3; Wheeler, 0 l 1 0 %;
George, l -; Hughes, l l l l
s.; Duston, o. 0-3; Wolf,
10 90 -; Dunn, ,l1O 0-3;
Warden, l l Il; j. X. Mason,
Il 0 -; McRoskey, 0 90 II;
Lurton, l l Is; Stevens, Bob,
Il 0 o.; Hucker, L %;
Parkerson, l l 0 o.; Grigsby, l
3; G. Mason, l 0-3; Dollarhide,
0 l 0-3; Slice, l l l Is; Dow
ney, l l l Is; Hunt, 1 l Ia;
Paterson, l l IA; Reese, 0 l l L
8; Sam Finley, l l l l Is; Stude,
IL 0 IA; Slelbart, l 1 l o.;
Erickson, l l l O-3; Flick, l 0 l
2; ,Wimberlay, 0 0 l l %; Warren,
% l l o.; j. D. Den, l l 0 IA;
Budd, l l l l Is; McMirchy, l l l
8; Fearn, l l l l Is; 2. Morrison,
% l l %; Cottreaux, l l l l Is;
Chambers, o.; Stuart, l l l 0
4; Tuck, l Is; J. B. Spragins,
0 l l 0-3.
In shooting off the tie, Team, Cottreaux
and Finley kept even and divided first
money. S, o. Warden of Dallas won sec
Ond. Mason, Erickson and McMirchy di
vided third and Colbert took fourth.
Shoot No. 2 commenced at same time
as No. l; ten clay pigeons from three
traps, eighteen yards rise, entrance 81 90,
pigeons donated by the Gainesville Gun
Club, four monies, 40, 80, 20 and 10
per cent, open to the world. There were
thirty entries for ten clay pigeons
and the score was as follows:
Spragins 2, Cabert 4, McMirchy 9,
Holland 8, Wheeler 5, Dollarhide 3,
Hughes s, Budd Z, Fearn 5, Patterson 1,
Sam Finley Z, W. F. Stewart Z, Wolf 4,
Downey s, Stout 5, Tuck 8, Worden 9,
Duslon 5, Stice 9, Potter s, McRoskey s,
j. II. Mason 4, Hucker 8, John Warren
., WillberIy 3, George 1, Chambers 3,
Punt I, Reese I, Erickson 8.
The second contest was decided by
division of first money-$30-between
McMirchy, Worden and Stice, who had
killed six birds each. Second money
S22 80 was divided by Patter and Nc
Rosky, who had five birds. Third money
-S15-went to Budd and Finley, and
fourth money to Dollarhide and DustOn.
The shot for the individual championship,
which was on the programme for the
afternoon, was postponed until Tuesday.
and in place of it a special shoot was ar
ranged, the terms being seven live birds
from five ground traps tWenty-eight yards
rise, So entrance and four monies. There |
were forty four entries, and the score stood |
as follows at the end of the shoot: |
Chambers 5, Cottreaux 3, McMirchy 6, |
M. T. Den 8, 6. B. Dunn 2, Hucker 6,
Worden 6, J. W. Richardson 2, Hunt 4,
Stevens 3, Wheeler 5, Sprs gins 5, Fearn |
5, Duston 5, Sam Finley 6, Ed Polk 4,
helms 6, J. H. Mason 3, Willbrey 6, Pat
terson 4, W. F. Stewart 6, G. Calbert I, |
Holland Z, Thiel S,Budd 6,Stude 2, Stuart |
8, McRosky 2, Downey 4, Fisher 3, Dol |
larhide Z, Mason 4, Freck 4, Warren 5,
Stout 5, Grigsby 2, Furton 2, Hughes 6,
Flock l, Wolf 5, Garland 3, Erickson 6,
George 2, Stice 3.
Only two, Holland and D ollarhide, sue
ceeded in Staying seven live blackbirds,
and they divided first money, S68.S0. Nine
Of the shooters dropped six birds
put of possible seven, and shot of the
lie until it was reduced to four, Finley,
Stewart, Thiel and Hughes, who divided
second money, $3.50. Duslon won the
third money, and Colbert and DowneY
The fourth, S17.20.
While the contest mentioned above was
n progress, a match was being contested
IN the ether side of the grounds, special +
shoot having been arranged for ten clay
pigeons from three traps, eighteen yards